https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=8132089&GUID=7763A784-3D5B-41AF-86DF-B3B870C40B4DLegistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=8132089&GUID=7763A784-3D5B-41AF-86DF-B3B870C40B4D7763A784-3D5B-41AF-86DF-B3B870C40B4D-2026-07-10-00-55-14Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL MINORITY MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH IN COOK COUNTY WHEREAS, the month of July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, a month-long initiative to bring awareness to the unique mental health struggles of all racial and ethnic minorities and American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations across the country; and WHEREAS, National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month was brought before Congress, to be formally recognized on June 2, 2008, in honor of Bebe Moore Campbell with the goal of bringing forth solutions to the unique mental health struggles of racial and ethnic minorities; and WHEREAS, mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being, and effects how we think, feel, and act, and helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices; and WHEREAS, racial and ethnic minority populations experience numerous mental health disparities including higher rates of attempted suicide in adolescents and lower treatment rates for mental disorders like depression in adults; andFri, 10 Jul 2026 00:55:14 GMT